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 *  Copyright (C) 2008-2013  Telosys project org. ( http://www.telosys.org/ )
 *
 *  Licensed under the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 3.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package org.telosys.persistence;


/**
 * This is the "Database Manager" provider 
 * Each instance is associated with a Database ID
 * 
 * @author L. Guerin
 *
 */
public interface PersistenceManagerFactory 
{
	public int getDatabaseId() ;
	
	public String getMappingPattern() ;
	
	/**
	 * Provides a manager for the associated database
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	public PersistenceManager createPersistenceManager();
}
